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Kia ora koutou katoa,
he rangi makariri he rangi mauiui ahau, heoi wa roa e hoki mai. He parekareka tuhi mo tou mohio.
This shows that no matter what your race, Maori, Pakeha, Asian, Pasifika whatever, you can still miss the point.
Let me state AGAIN seats are about 3 key issues:
PartnershipTe Tiriti o Waitangi was a document founded on partnership. Despite the rhetoric flying around that the Treaty does not say “give Maori seats” we need to realise the Treaty has and will always be a living and breathing document. The Waitangi Tribunal in 1975 clearly stated that the treaty needed to be interpreted not simply upon the words written (and there is still debate on the interpretations of what was written between Maori and Pakeha) but also upon the principles that were meant to be applied. In keeping with this partnership, there should be a guaranteed voice for Tangata Whenua.
Key StakeholdersThere is no denying that Maori are key economic stakeholders in Auckland, from Land and Water usage rights, to Fisheries and beyond. Ngati Whatua is a significant player within the Auckland region as is Tainui….for those who don’t know these are tribes(ahem)….and they should be represented.
Myth of EqualityI struggle to see exactly how people can claim that our elected officials are simply elected on their relative “Merits”. What a joke. Are you all serious? To claim this is factually incorrect and logically incosistent. The fact is people are elected because of perception, qualifications and merit to some degree, advertising and money. In local government especially, people are more likely to vote for the candidate they KNOW rather than the candidate best suited or qualified for the job. Its easy for the right to claim “its based on merit” when it suits!
So David how about instead of trying to use your token Maori opponent, and lets be honest you wouldn’t have posted the article if the writer wasn’t Maori, you try and come up with a substantive case as to your parties opposition to a guaranteed voice for Maori?
[DPF: I have no problems with a guaranteed voice for tangata whenua. A guaranteed Councillor is a different thing.]
Let me state AGAIN seats are about 3 key issues:
PartnershipTe Tiriti o Waitangi was a document founded on partnership. Despite the rhetoric flying around that the Treaty does not say “give Maori seats” we need to realise the Treaty has and will always be a living and breathing document. The Waitangi Tribunal in 1975 clearly stated that the treaty needed to be interpreted not simply upon the words written (and there is still debate on the interpretations of what was written between Maori and Pakeha) but also upon the principles that were meant to be applied. In keeping with this partnership, there should be a guaranteed voice for Tangata Whenua.
Key StakeholdersThere is no denying that Maori are key economic stakeholders in Auckland, from Land and Water usage rights, to Fisheries and beyond. Ngati Whatua is a significant player within the Auckland region as is Tainui….for those who don’t know these are tribes(ahem)….and they should be represented.
Myth of EqualityI struggle to see exactly how people can claim that our elected officials are simply elected on their relative “Merits”. What a joke. Are you all serious? To claim this is factually incorrect and logically incosistent. The fact is people are elected because of perception, qualifications and merit to some degree, advertising and money. In local government especially, people are more likely to vote for the candidate they KNOW rather than the candidate best suited or qualified for the job. Its easy for the right to claim “its based on merit” when it suits!
So David how about instead of trying to use your token Maori opponent, and lets be honest you wouldn’t have posted the article if the writer wasn’t Maori, you try and come up with a substantive case as to your parties opposition to a guaranteed voice for Maori?
[DPF: I have no problems with a guaranteed voice for tangata whenua. A guaranteed Councillor is a different thing.]
I whakaaro au pai rawa atu a Toa Greening mo ana whakaro engari ko tera tona whakakapi mo te whakaatu. Heoi ano hei te mutunga ko te tikanga o te tiriti ka tu tonu.
ne ha?
Nikora
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